There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me; the one around me will crush me

He had the vanity to believe men did not like him – while men simply did not know him.

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

The principal thing in this world is to keep one's soul aloft.

For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.

Put all your rage and madness into your work and live as orderly a life as possible.

You forget everything. The hours slip by. You travel in your chair through centuries you seem seem to see before you, your thoughts are caught up in the story, dallying with the details or following the course of the plot, you enter into characters, so that it seems as if it were your own heart beating beneath their costumes.